---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relating to: work release for inmates in Department of Corrections contracted facilities."
description: "Relating to: work release for inmates in Department of Corrections contracted facilities."
jurisdiction: "us/states/wi"
legislature: "Wisconsin Legislature"
session: "2017 Regular Session"
identifier: "AB 345"
citation: "Wisconsin AB 345 (2017 Regular Session)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Ballweg", "Duchow", "Goyke", "Hintz", "Horlacher", "Hutton", "Kleefisch", "Krug", "Murphy", "Mursau", "Pope", "R. Brooks", "Ripp", "Rohrkaste", "Schraa", "Spiros", "Steffen", "Subeck", "Tittl", "Tusler"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 34
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2017-05-22T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2017-12-01T06:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/03df1cbc-0ee7-456f-a7a3-b583ae4ac538"
source_url: "http://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/2017/proposals/reg/asm/bill/ab345"
source_hash: "e2b1da9df004f304f310c777cfea351a7d2864d4b61079abf953e262e55b9f3b"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-wi"]
---

# Wisconsin AB 345 (2017 Regular Session) — Relating to: work release for inmates in Department of Corrections contracted facilities.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Bill Text** (committee substitute) — [source](http://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/proposaltext/2017/REG/AB345)

## Votes

- Report concurrence recommended by Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety, Ayes 5, Noes 0 — **5–0** (pass) · legislature
- Report Assembly Amendment 1 adoption recommended by Committee on Jobs and the Economy, Ayes 11, Noes 0 — **11–0** (pass) · legislature
- Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Jobs and the Economy, Ayes 11, Noes 0 — **11–0** (pass) · legislature

## Sponsors

- Ballweg — primary (person)
- Duchow — primary (person)
- Goyke — primary (person)
- Hintz — primary (person)
- Horlacher — primary (person)
- Hutton — primary (person)
- Kleefisch — primary (person)
- Krug — primary (person)
- Murphy — primary (person)
- Mursau — primary (person)
- Pope — primary (person)
- R. Brooks — primary (person)
- Ripp — primary (person)
- Rohrkaste — primary (person)
- Schraa — primary (person)
- Spiros — primary (person)
- Steffen — primary (person)
- Subeck — primary (person)
- Tittl — primary (person)
- Tusler — primary (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2017-05-22T05:00:00+00:00** Introduced by Representatives Schraa, Ballweg, R. Brooks, Duchow, Goyke, Hintz, Horlacher, Kleefisch, Krug, Hutton, Murphy, Mursau, Pope, Ripp, Rohrkaste, Spiros, Steffen, Subeck, Tittl and Tusler; cosponsored by Senators Feyen, L. Taylor, Darling, Marklein and Testin `introduction`
- **2017-05-22T05:00:00+00:00** Read first time and referred to Committee on Jobs and the Economy
- **2017-05-30T05:00:00+00:00** Assembly Amendment 1 offered by Representative Schraa
- **2017-05-30T05:00:00+00:00** Public hearing held
- **2017-06-06T05:00:00+00:00** Executive action taken
- **2017-06-08T05:00:00+00:00** Report Assembly Amendment 1 adoption recommended by Committee on Jobs and the Economy, Ayes 11, Noes 0
- **2017-06-08T05:00:00+00:00** Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Jobs and the Economy, Ayes 11, Noes 0 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2017-06-08T05:00:00+00:00** Referred to committee on Rules `referral-committee`
- **2017-06-14T05:00:00+00:00** Placed on calendar 6-21-2017 by Committee on Rules
- **2017-06-20T05:00:00+00:00** Representative Bowen added as a coauthor
- **2017-06-21T05:00:00+00:00** Read a second time `reading-2`
- **2017-06-21T05:00:00+00:00** Assembly Amendment 1 adopted
- **2017-06-21T05:00:00+00:00** Ordered to a third reading
- **2017-06-21T05:00:00+00:00** Rules suspended
- **2017-06-21T05:00:00+00:00** Read a third time and passed `passage`
- **2017-06-21T05:00:00+00:00** Ordered immediately messaged
- **2017-06-22T05:00:00+00:00** Received from Assembly
- **2017-06-23T05:00:00+00:00** Read first time and referred to committee on Judiciary and Public Safety `referral-committee`
- **2017-08-30T05:00:00+00:00** Public hearing held
- **2017-08-30T05:00:00+00:00** Senator Wanggaard added as a cosponsor
- **2017-09-19T05:00:00+00:00** Executive action taken
- **2017-09-20T05:00:00+00:00** Report concurrence recommended by Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety, Ayes 5, Noes 0 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2017-09-20T05:00:00+00:00** Available for scheduling
- **2017-10-27T05:00:00+00:00** Placed on calendar 10-31-2017 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)
- **2017-10-31T05:00:00+00:00** Read a second time `reading-2`
- **2017-10-31T05:00:00+00:00** Ordered to a third reading
- **2017-10-31T05:00:00+00:00** Rules suspended
- **2017-10-31T05:00:00+00:00** Read a third time and concurred in `passage`
- **2017-10-31T05:00:00+00:00** Ordered immediately messaged
- **2017-10-31T05:00:00+00:00** Received from Senate concurred in
- **2017-11-07T06:00:00+00:00** Report correctly enrolled on 11-7-2017
- **2017-11-28T06:00:00+00:00** Presented to the Governor on 11-28-2017 `executive-receipt`
- **2017-12-01T06:00:00+00:00** Report approved by the Governor on 11-30-2017. 2017 Wisconsin Act 89 `executive-signature`
- **2017-12-01T06:00:00+00:00** Published 12-1-2017

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/03df1cbc-0ee7-456f-a7a3-b583ae4ac538`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Wisconsin legislature records).